Description
Original World War 1 vintage poster: Food Will Win the War. Archival linen-backed. PRINTER: Rusling Wood Litho., New York Bright and in good condition. There is some marks down the left side of the poster, possible ink from when the poster was printed.
This poster calls on immigrants to do their part in the war effort. It depicts recent immigrants standing near a sailing ship with the Statue of Liberty and a rainbow stretched across the New York City skyline in the background. The text reads:
You came here seeking Freedom.
You must now help preserve it.
Wheat is needed by the Allies.
Waste nothing.
The generosity and compassion of the American people and the great agricultural resources of the North American continent would be called upon… Twenty million Americans signed pledges of membership in the Food Administration, which obligated them to conserve scarce food so that our Allies in Europe would not have to go hungry. In addition to meat and eggs, Americans were urged to cut back on wheat, the single most vital food item… Meatless and wheatless days each week were patriotically subscribed to by America’s families (Rawls, p. 112-115).
Reference: Rawls, p. 113; Theophiles, p. 94; Gallo, p. 92; PAI-LXXX, 90
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